Green tea has a lot of benefits claimed for it but one disadvantage is that it does contain caffeine which some people try to avoid. There is caffine in green tea too so if you think it may cause you problems you may be wise to avoid it. If you are pregnant, or have health issues you might wish to consult with your medical doctor before you decide on adding green tea to your diet.
What are the benefits of green tea for dieting and why should we consider drinking green tea? There are several good things about a green tea diet and one of the most significant, if true, is that it has even been suggested that green tea might be able to help you fight off Alzheimer’s. It has been reported that studies in Great Britain have found a link wherby green tea helps resistance to some chemicals that damage the brain.
Keeping flu at bay is one of the claims made by green tea drinkers and their experience suggests it does help. Viruses such as flu are said to be better resisted with increased immunity through the drinking of green tea which boosts gamma-delta T cell production. There are many ingredients making up green tea but one in particular is worth knowing about. The T cells are said to secrete up to ten times normal output of interferon which can help fight off the effects of flu.
Gargling with green tea is also thought to help by adding a coating to the oral cavity membranes with one of green tea’s most potent components. Catechins are said to be able to somehow reduce the effects of the virus when you drink green tea.
Green tea has also been shown to dramatically help with weight loss when included as part of a normal diet. It is thought that green tea may help increase the body’s metabolic rate and has even been suggested that it helps with the oxidization of body fat. It apparently manages to achieve this wthout raising the heart rate. It can be damaging to the heart if it can’t cope with an increased heart rate so if this is true and heart rate is not increased that could be very significant.
The basic rule to losing weight is that you must burn more energy or reduce energy intake. This would mean that green tea diets give a big help for those who struggle to reduce their weight by other methods.
One more thing that we should not forget about green tea is that it is a very enjoyable drink to consume. A lot has been claimed for green tea and it’s benefits but at the end of the day it is still a very enjoyable cup of tea to drink.
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